This is an analysis of the poem Book Of Paradise - The Privileged Men that begins with:

AFTER THE BATTLE OF BADE, BENEATH THE CANOPY OF HEAVEN.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X b cb c d ed e f gf g h ch c c dc d f cf c a ia i c cc c j aj a c acXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001010100010 1001 1010101001 101010101 1011011101 111011111 101010101 111010101 101011101 101010101 111011101 101111101 101011101 011010111 1010101010 101010101 1011101110 1110011101 101010001 1010010011 001111101 101011111 111011101 1011100101 101011111 101001101 111110001 11111001010 101010101 1110111010 01110111 101010101 001011101 101010101 1110111011 1011100101 111101101 011100111 101110101 101010101 111010111 111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 32
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 53
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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